Abstract

A report of the use of the computer to analyze historical data
on the charcoal iron industry is presented. It includes a discussion
of the problem of analyzing historical data by computer and the use
of the computer to locate errors or inconsistencies in the reporting of
the original data and in the transcription process from document to
punched card. The type of analysis applied to the data is described
and the methods of program construction and verification are explained. The results of this analysis are reported in a separate paper.